What Are Your Most Vivid Food & Travel Memories?

We are nearing the end of Escapes Month, and we are curious what your food escapes have looked like over the years. When you travel, or look to faraway places for inspiration, what do you find? Do you have recipes, favorite foods, or techniques that you have learned while traveling? What are your favorite memories from cooking and eating while traveling?

Other travel and food memories include the unlikely familiarity of this Kenyan snack (fried dough is one of the great food universals), and visits to the markets in San Francisco, Vancouver, and Seattle.

What about you? What have you learned on your travels? Have you had memorable experiences with food that have inspired and informed your cooking?